Dr. Thistlethwaite holds the Kay and Velma Kimbell Chair of Art History at Texas Christian University. Having earned degrees in art history from the University of California at Santa Barbara (B.A. and M.A.) and the University of Pennsylvania (Ph.D), he specializes in the art of the United States. He has received TCU’s Chancellor’s Award for Distinguished Teaching and the Honors Program’s "Professor of the Year" Award. He has published numerous books and articles and lectures frequently at Ft. Worth area art museums. He serves on the Board of Trustees of the Modern Art Museum of Ft. Worth and the Visiting Committee of the Amon Carter Museum. Dr. Thistlethwaite currently chairs the City of Fort Worth’s Art Commission.

Mark Thistlethwaite’s presentation is entitled "Edward Hopper’s French Connection". The gallery talk will focus on Edward Hopper’s art produced during his years in Paris and will set those works into the larger context of Hopper’s career. The slide lecture will also highlight connections between Hopper’s French paintings and his later, more familiar images of the American scene. Celebrated as one of America’s foremost realist painters, Edward Hopper began to develop the hallmarks of his distinctive style during three trips that he made to Paris between 1906 and 1910. Edward Hopper: The Paris Years features more than forty paintings and works on paper that reveal how vital Hopper’s experiences as a young expatriate in Paris were to his distinctive vision of America. The exhibition was organized by the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York.

The lecture and gallery talk is free for TMA members. Non-member price is $5. There will be a reception following the presentation. Please call 903-595-1001 for reservations. Seating is limited.